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Vidor teenager injured in a wreck just northeast of Kirbyville
A Vidor teenager was injured in an early Tuesday evening wreck just northeast of Kirbyville. It happened shortly after 5:00 on Farm to Market Road 363 at the Jasper/Newton County line. DPS Sergeant Shana Clark said 18-year-old David Collier was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Blazer westbound when he went off...
A First Alert Weather Day in place for the overnight and morning hours on Thursday due to more heavy storms and possible flooding
DEEP EAST TEXAS (KTRE) - A First Alert Weather Day has been declared for late tonight through Thursday morning as another round of heavy, drenching thunderstorms set their sights on deep east Texas for the second time in four days. Unlike this past Sunday, the severe weather threat is extremely...
One driver injured and another driver ticketed after early Monday morning crash
One driver received injuries and another driver received a ticket after an early Monday morning crash just south of Kirbyville. It happened shortly before 6:00 on Highway 96 near County Road 588 in the Call Junction area. Texas Department of Public Safety Sergeant Shana Clark said 50-year-old Rafeal Aldaco, of...
Jasper City Council & Jasper Hospital District Board Elections will be Sat, May 4th
The Jasper City Council and Jasper Hospital District Board Elections will be Saturday with the polls open 7:00am to 7:00pm. Polling locations will be Mount Olive Baptist Church on North Main Street, Parnell Elementary School on Park Lane, Jasper City Hall on South Main Street, and Jasper High School on Bulldog Avenue.
Trial begins for Jasper man accused of abusing paraplegic woman, pouring boiling-hot water on her legs
BEAUMONT, Texas — A 39-year-old Jasper man is standing trial this week in Beaumont for allegedly abusing a paraplegic woman who had once been his girlfriend. Opening statements began just before 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in the trial of Leon Cauley, Jr., 39, of Jasper, who is standing trial on several charges in Jefferson County's 252nd District Court before Judge Raquel West.
Game wardens descend on popular bass tourney, make huge haul
Game wardens from six counties joined forces with the Texas Game Warden Marine Theft Investigation Unit to go fishing for stolen goods at a bass fishing tournament on Sam Rayburn Lake. Hundreds of anglers participated in the two-day Sealy Big Bass Splash Tournament, the largest amateur fishing tournament in the...
Rain and thunderstorms move through the area
Thunderstorms along with heavy rains moved through the area overnight causing local rivers, creeks, and streams to swell. A total of 3.93 inches of rainfall was recorded at KJAS, but rainfall amounts to the north and west of here were much higher. Little if any damage was reported. However, the...
A performance that will be remembered for some time "Alleluia"
It was a team that came together to put on a star performance following weeks and months of planning, practice and rehearsal. On Monday night the Community Choir presented "Alleluia" a city wide singing event at the First Baptist Church in Downtown Jasper. Directed by Woody Wade, who serves as...
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